Flooring Interviews

Jon Trivers - the Retail Sector in 2005 – Part 2

Jon Trivers - the Retail Sector in 2005 – Part 2

January 4, 2006—Industry speaker and FCW columnist Jon Trivers, in the final part of a two-part series, looks back at the year 2005, discussing the largest shifts, trends and changes that occurred in the retail sector of the floor covering industry, discussing the effects of price increases on the segment, and the changes they have driven. Trivers looks how mill affiliate groups and buying groups fared during the year, the increase of imports during the year, as well as how floor coverings as a sector managed in 2005 against other categories such as home entertainment, vacations and MP3 players.


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